Olympus E-PL6 vs Sony A900

Below is a extensive comparison of the Olympus E-PL6 vs Sony A900, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the E-PL6 (16MP) and A900 (25MP) and the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and A900 (Full frame) offer different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL6 was manufactured 5 years later than the A900 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going right into a complete comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the E-PL6 grades against the A900 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL6 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery and Sony A900 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL6 offers outside measurements of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) and the Sony A900 has proportions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") having a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the E-PL6 against the A900.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL6 and A900 is 88 and 54 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to picture the gap in sensor measurements merely by researching specs. The photograph underneath may give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL6 and A900.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL6 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A900 will result in greater detail due to its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more recent E-PL6 should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.